Principles and Practices of Assessment and Evaluation
PostgraduateUND-EDUC51172026
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 16 Feb 2026
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Principles and Practices of Assessment and Evaluation
About this subject
On completion of this subject students should be able to achieve the following learning outcomes:
- Critically analyse the principles of educational assessment and evaluation.
- Apply the principles of quality assessment and evaluation practices.
- Create different types of assessment strategies that are fit for purpose including appropriate tasks and marking criteria and standards.
- Engage in moderation, calibration and benchmarking activities and use these as strategies to improve the quality of designs for learning and assessment.
- Examine and respond to current common trends in assessment and evaluation in higher education.
- Principles and Purposes of Assessment and Evaluation
- Assessment in Context
- Definitions
- A brief history of Assessment
- Constructive Alignment
- The Regulatory Landscape
- Principles of Assessment – Enhancing Student Learning
- Introduction
- Formative and Summative Assessment
- Evaluative Judgement and Sustainable Assessment Assessment Design and Implementation
- Fair Assessment
- Approaches to Assessment
- Technology and Assessment
- Implementing Assessment
- Marking Rubrics Marking and Feedback
- Feedback
- Grading and Moderation Evaluation and External Referencing
- Evaluation of learning and teaching
- Learning Analytics
- External referencing
Good assessment and evaluation in Higher Education has the potential to improve student learning, satisfaction, confidence in academic standards and retention. This subject allows teachers in higher education to advance their understanding of contemporary assessment practice by a critical engagement with contemporary assessment literature. From this foundation, students have the opportunity to examine how assessment is woven into the teaching and learning cycle and design and develop assessment instruments appropriate to Higher Education.
- Annotated document and review (2000-3000 words) (30%)
- Task review (1500 words) and response report (2500 words) (40%)
- 7 minute video presentation (pre-recorded) (30%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- UND-HED-GCE-2026 - Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching for Higher Education
- UND-HED-MAS-2026 - Master of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- UND-HED-GDI-2026 - Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Elective
- UND-HPE-MAS-2026 - Master of Health Leadership and Education
- UND-HPE-GDI-2026 - Graduate Diploma of Health Leadership and Education
- UND-HPE-GCE-2026 - Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching for Higher Education
PostgraduateUND-HED-GCE
Master of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
PostgraduateUND-HED-MAS
Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
PostgraduateUND-HED-GDI
Master of Health Leadership and Education
PostgraduateUND-HPE-MAS
Graduate Diploma of Health Leadership and Education
PostgraduateUND-HPE-GDI
Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education
PostgraduateUND-HPE-GCE